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With a magnitude of 9 M, this earthquake-produced tsunami killed about 20,000 people. It took place on the day of the Feast of All Saints.
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The eruption had a magnitude of 6 M. More than 36,000 people died as result. Some have theorized that the eruption inspired Edvard Munch's The Scream!
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The tsunami reached a magnitude of 8.1 M and killed 160 people. Many mistook the tsunami for a April Fools' Day prank in Hawaii.
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61 people ended up dead. The magnitude was 9.5 M. In Collileufu, a costal village, native Lafkenches carried out a ritual human sacrifices during the days following the main earthquake.
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 M and killed 130 people in Alaska/California. It was (and still remains) the second most powerful earthquake recorded in world history.
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The 7.8 M earthquake killed 120 people. It was so destructive that following the disaster, help was given for households to purchase emergency broadcast receivers.
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The earthquake took more than 2,100 lives. It had a magnitude of 7.1 M. The resulting tsunami wave was able to uproot full buildings and transport their foundations 50–60 meters away.
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The magnitude was 9.1 M and about 230,000 people died. The earthquake was the third largest ever recorded and had the longest duration of faulting ever.
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This deadly event resulted in about 200 casualties. It reached a magnitude of 8.1 M, making it the largest earthquake of 2009.
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The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 M and killed 700 people. It resulted in a failed escape attempt at the El Manzano prison, which turned into a riot.
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This earthquake took the lives of over 20,000 people. It magnitude was 9.1 M. The resulting tsunami had waves in Miyako that reached up to 40.5 meters (133 feet)!
